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J Imaging Inform Med2026June 18, 2026Journal Article

Considerations for Pre-deployment Planning in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program Implementation: A HIMSS-SIIM Enterprise Imaging Community Whitepaper in Collaboration with AIUM.

Allan Bottemiller1, Robinson M Ferre2, Les R Folio3, Michael Toland4, Jeremy S Boyd5, Kevin Piro6, Adam Kielski7, Teashia French8,9, Alyssa Abo10,11, Stephanie Bazinet12, Brenda Boardwine13, Jenn Quattrone Brown14, Gregg Cohen15, Monief Eid16, Francisco J Fernandez17, Michael L Francavilla18, Jessica Koehler19,20, Rachel Liu21, Robert Mifajt22, James D Nolan23, Irene W Y Ma24
1Origin Medical, Kirkland, USA.
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
3Radiology Service, James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
4University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USA.
5Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
6Division of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
7Amazon Web Services, Seattle, WA, USA.
8Butterfly Network, Burlington, MA, USA.
9Exo Inc, Account Executive, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
10Stanford Biodesign, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
11DeepSight Technology, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
12Ultrasound Solutions, AGFA HealthCare, Orlando, FL, USA.
13Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA.
14Independent Consultant, Garland, TX, USA.
15Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
16Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, E-Health Portfolio, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
17Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
18Department of Radiology, Whiddon College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
19Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
20Emergency Medicine, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
21Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
22Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA.
23Information Technology, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA, USA.
24Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. ima@ucalgary.ca.
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Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) provides real-time diagnostic capabilities at the bedside. Implementing a POCUS program in an institution is a highly complex process. Coordinating the imaging workflow of numerous clinical specialties requires meticulous planning and appropriate oversight. This white paper describes the best practices for the critical pre-deployment phase of program implementation…

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